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Heart pounding most the day at 30 wks pregnancy. Emergency?

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i am having that issue today. here lately my bp has been spiking again, the past few weeks after having behaved for the whole rest of my pregnancy, and my last pregnancy, (was caused by the pregnancy before) and then last night im in bed and my hearts racing and i just dont feel good or feel right. and then it does it for like 2 hrs and i finally go to sleep. when i wake it has stopped.. then about 2 hrs after i wake up it starts again and has been going hard for over an hour. im getting scared. im 30 wks pregnant atm. i hate to say it but i really cant get to the hospital today. i got my 5 kids at home and noone to watch them. (and one is autistic and violent and destructive so noone could). and my drs appt is not for 2 more days... do yall think this is serious? i dont want to endanger the baby, or me for that matter. the kids need me.

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It sounds like stress, honey! I don't think any mama in your shoes wouldn't be feeling that way! See your doctor when scheduled and bring it up then. If you have any other symptoms come up, like chest pain, swelling in your hands or feet or face, then get there sooner!

i dont have a bp monitor, cant afford one, but i can tell when mine spikes. my cheeks get bright red, my eyesight gets fuzzy & i feel faint/hot. i cant take the kids to ER, theyd call cps & take my kids. trust me, they threatened it once. cuz u gotta have sum1 to watch ur kids when ur in hosp or they do that. its wrong but true. plus our brakes are going out & i cant get em fixed yet. so really cant go hospital right now. unless i know its def serious & even then not sure what id do. bad sitution atm. im always under alot of stress but i feel like that isnt all it is. i just hope its something small. idk if i got protein in my urine, drs office hasnt mentioned it so i dont guess? its a new dr, not as good of communication as my old one in another state. im def talkin to them on 15th. i want to get checked out see whats going on for sure. what i hate about my bp tho is since it spikes, its normal then super high for a few hours. so drs cant monitor it. harder to treat & more dangerous.

Trust your instincts here. I went to the ER for a headache, and felt pretty silly about doing so and it turned out to be pre-eclampsia. it may also be nothing at all as a faster heart rate is normal in pregnancy. Can you measure your pulse rate?If your BP spikes are above 140/90 after resting for 5-10 minutes then get checked out sooner than later. I sincerely hope all goes well. I know how it feels to worry, my heart goes out to you.

Do you have a BP monitor? If so keep track and if it keeps spiking then I would see the dr. Pre-eclampsia is serious and can put you and baby in danger! However, stress can make your heart race too...I guess just see how you feel and keep tracking that bp....have you been spilling protien in your urine lately or have any other signs of PRE ECLAMPSIA? I know it can be super hard with LOTS of little ones at home and no help! If you have to bring the kids to the ER then you have to....Go with your gut, if it feels really wrong then get it checked out! Best wishes!

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